Today’s blog is the continuation of, Welcome to the Valleys. If you would like to catch up with the tale, the first section can be found at this link As the lift continued to descend into the depths of The Ravine, Jeremy began to feel a pulsing from the crystal he wore around his neck. He was still learning…
Author: Wes Allen
Wes got back in to Role Playing Games during the pandemic and it’s blown up into a wonderful mid-life crisis. He runs the DM Tales YouTube channel and website, GMs two campaigns, and plays online in another with some old friends. His “day job” is a Baptist Pastor in Philadelphia’s Jersey suburbs.
A Monday’s thoughts on writing
What compels people who write 1 to put slices of their innermost selves “out there” for people to see? It’s a frightening prospect. Once something is out for public consumption, after all, people can do almost anything with it. And when people attack or, worse, ignore one of those slices of an author’s soul existential…
An Idolatrous Promise
A recent comment on my post, Ironic Partisans pointed me to a well-written article about Donald Trump, authored by Rachel Held Evans. As readers of this blog are aware, I am desperately trying to avoid filling the echo chambers of social media with more fuel – but Rachel quoted something from Mr. Trump which I…
Snow and Love
Last week I remarked how I’m not much of a “snow person.” Frankly, if I’m going to be wet I’d rather be warm. Also, if the water is frozen you can pour a whole bunch into a pool and have a blast going off a diving board 1. The house depicted in this photo, on…
Playing with keys
Last year I had the pleasure of setting up my first video studio. It has three cameras, lights, an ATEM TV Studio switcher, mics, and all sorts of goodies 1. Sadly, during the budgeting process one of the things I had to cut was a green screen. I’ve alway wanted to play with chroma-keying, and…
Beyond the Offering Plate
Tuesday on Theotek we discussed things churches can do when there is a “snow day.” We spoke briefly about different ways to keep some form of interactive connection available for congregants on Sundays when Church is cancelled, which inevitably led us to the concept of the offering. Our conversation then moved into the concept of…
